ANDHRA PRADESH TELANGANA AREA LAND REVENUE ACT, 1317

ANDHRA PRADESH TELANGANA AREA LAND REVENUE ACT, 1317

S.1 Short title and commencement

S.1(A) Effect of Regulations LX LXIX of 1358 Fasli and Act XXI of 1950 on this Act

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Chief Controlling Authority in matters relating to land revenue

S.4 .

S.5 .

S.6 Appointment of Collector

S.6(A) Additional Collector or Additional Taluqdar to have had always the same powers and duties as the Collector or Taluqdar

S.7 Appointment of Deputy or Assistant collector

S.8 Deputy or Assistant Collector to hold charge of that office in absence of Collector until person is appointed or Collector resumes charge

S.9 Tahsildar, his appointment, duties and powers

S.10 Tahsildar may depute subordinates to perform certain of his services

S.11 Temporary arrangement of office of Tahsildar

S.12 Survey officers, their duties and powers

S.13 Combination of offices

S.14 Appointment of officers to be notified

S.15 Power of appointment of establishment

S.16 Power of Collector to transfer cases

S.24 All lands etc, are property of Government

S.25 Assigning of land for special purposes to be lawful

S.26 Animals which shall graze on land set apart for free pasturage of animals

S.27 .

S.28 Trees Irsali or Ghairi on land held by Pattadar

S.29 Right of pattadar to trees planted on occupied land prior to his occupation

S.30 Trees outside occupied tracts or in bed of rivers, streams, etc.

S.31 Sale of Irsali trees out side reserved area

S.32 Letting out for cultivation unoccupied land containing valuable trees situate in taluqa where forest boundaries have not been demarcated

S.33 Fresh patta within reserved forest to be given in consultation with Conservator of Forests

S.34 Proprietary rights over toddy and sendhi trees and the rights to plant such trees

S.35 Proprietary rights of Government over toddy, sendhi and gulmohwa trees

S.36 .

S.37 Rules relating to lopping of Sendhi and toddy and tapping trees to apply to trees belonging to Government

S.37(A) Duty of Pattadar or tenant to report illegal tapping of toddy and sendhi trees

S.38 Proprietary right over Gulmohwa trees and the rights to plant such trees

S.39 Right to fruit bearing trees in occupied land

S.40 .

S.41 Procedure where land is in occupation of one person and another person has right on trees

S.42 Procedure for trees planted in unoccupied land by any person and retained in his possession

S.43 If in event of pattadar absconding or dying or tender in compromise, right of any other person to land is not recognised, trees to be property of Government

S.44 Land may be let out free of assessment for planting shady trees for public benefit

S.45 Conditions on which land for raising groves may be given

S.46 Procedure where Pattader is felling trees belonging to Government

S.46(A) Restrictions on felling of sendhi, toddy and gulmohwa trees and fruit bearing trees

S.47 Permission to take wood from waste land out side reserved forest

S.48 All land to be liable to payment of land revenue save in case of remission

S.49 If alluvial land be within land excluded from Government demand, etc., shall be subject to original land for purpose of payment of land revenue

S.50 Land revenue to be assessed according to use of land for various requirements

S.51 Settlement of land revenue with whom to be made

S.52 Assessment of land revenue by whom and how to be made

S.53 Water rate

S.54 Procedure for acquiring unoccupied land

S.54(A) Procedure in respect of land acquired for purpose of public and no more required

S.55 Rules relating to alluvial land

S.56 Rules relating to diluvial land

S.57 Procedure when person unlawfully occupies unoccupied land or uses land without title

S.58 Occupancy right is heritable and transferable

S.58(A) Sanction of Collector for transfer of occupied land compulsory in certain cases

S.58(B) Procedure in case of transfer by order of Court of land not transferable without sanction of Collector

S.59 Who shall be Pattadar on death of Pattadar

S.60 Occupancy right to be sold in case Pattadar dies intestate or heirless

S.61 Occupant to be entitled to construct godowns and wells, etc., or otherwise improve conditions of land

S.62 Procedure in case of agricultural land appropriated to non agricultural purposes

S.63 Right to all mines vests in Government

S.64 Occupant may relinquish or transfer occupancy right to another

S.65 Right of way on relinquishing land to vest in future holder

S.66 Liability and rights of Pote Pattadar

S.67 When shall Asami Shikmi have perpetual occupancy right

S.67(A) Conferment of Pattadari rights on Shikmidars

S.67(B) Validation of certain transfers of land conferment of pattadari rights on transferees

S.68 Liability of Shikmidar to payment of land revenue

S.69 When rent may be enhanced on Shikmidar

S.70 When Shikmidar shall be entitled to reduction of rent

S.71 Liability of Asami Shikmi respecting payment of rent and procedure when Shikmi relation is not desired to be maintained

S.72 Application for arrears of land revenue or rent in Tahsil within three years

S.73 Procedure in case of remission or suspension of land revenue

S.74 .

S.75 Penalty when proved that land holder has by force recovered any amount in excess of fixed land revenue or rent

S.76 In default of payment of land revenue it shall be lawful in certain cases to cease and auction right of pattadar and make any co occupant or other concerned person a pattadar

S.77 Government may introduce revenue survey into any part of Dominions

S.78 Land holders, etc., may be made by general notice or summons, to attend survey operations and assistance of village officers, and officers, concerned may be taken

S.79 No number to comprise of less than fixed area

S.80 When pattadar or pote number tenders compromise it may be made over to any one of pote pattadars of same number

S.81 Settlement officers to make assessment

S.82 Assessment of land revenue may be made directly of land or of means of irrigation

S.83 Assessments made in settlement shall not be recovered without sanction of Government

S.84 Announcement of assessment how made

S.85 When assessment fixed shall be levied

S.86 Preparation of register

S.87 Settlement officer to correct clerical and other errors admitted by all parties and application for correction of name to be made within two years

S.87(A) Delegation of powers of Government

S.88 Settlement records to be made over Collector who shall cause village records to be prepared

S.88(A) .

S.89 Division of numbers and fixing of pote numbers on second settlement to be lawful

S.89(A) Division of Survey numbers into new Survey numbers

S.89(B) Division of Survey numbers into pote numbers

S.90 Determination of village boundaries

S.91 Procedure in case of disagreement or dispute

S.92 Determination of field boundaries

S.93 Settlement of boundary disputes by arbitration

S.94 Construction or repair boundary marks of Villages and survey number

S.95 Dimensions and form etc.,of boundaries to be determined with sanction of Chief Revenue Authority

S.96 Collector to have charge of boundary marks after introduction of settlement

S.97 Responsibility for preservation of boundary marks

S.98 Penalty for damaging etc., boundary marks

S.99 Fixing of limits of village sites

S.100 No land revenue to be levied in certain cases on lands within village site

S.101 Procedure on occupying without permission land situate in village site

S.102 Suit not to be instituted in Civil Court after one year from order of Collector

S.103 Responsibility for payment of land revenue

S.104 Government demand to have priority over all claims

S.105 Produce of land to be deemed as, hypothecated for payment of land revenue

S.106 Produce disposed of by sale etc., may be withheld till payment of land revenue

S.107 Power of Collector when apprehended that revenue shall not be recoverable

S.108 Issue of orders provided for in Section 107 and penalty for contravention thereof

S.109 Reaping or removal of produce of land not to be prohibited for such long period as to damage produce

S.110 Attachment of village or part of village for land revenue

S.111 Precautionary measures to be suspended on security being furnished

S.112 Government to determine date and instalments for recovery of amount

S.113 Arrears and Defaulter

S.114 Liability incurred in case of non payment of arrear

S.115 Certified account to be conclusive evidence as to arrears

S.116 Measures for recovery

S.117 Measures specified applicable to arrears due both for previous years and current year

S.118 When and by whom notice of demand may be issued and its costs

S.119 Distraint and sale of defaulter s movable property

S.120 Distraint and sale of defaulter s immovable property

S.121 Property of defaulter exempt from attachment

S.122 Power to arrest defaulter and send him to Civil Jail

S.123 Power to arrest

S.124 Lease and sale of occupancy right

S.129 Recovery proceedings to be stayed on security being given or amount being paid

S.130 Procedure for sale and publication of notification

S.131 Objection in respect of attached property

S.132 Sale by whom and when to be made

S.133 When sale may be stayed

S.134 By whose sanction sale shall be final

S.135 Mode of payment of purchase money

S.136 Resale if purchase money is not paid within prescribed time

S.137 Receipt for purchase money to be furnished and sale as concluded to become absolute

S.138 Application to set aside sale of immovable property

S.139 Order confirming or setting aside sale

S.140 Refund of purchase money if sale is not confirmed or set aside

S.141 Putting purchaser into possession of holding sold and entering his name as pattadar in village record

S.142 Application of purchase money

S.143 Liability of purchaser for payment of land revenue

S.144 Sums recoverable under provisions of this Chapter

S.145 Revenue officer to be subordinate to his superior

S.146 Power to issue summons for evidence and producing document etc.

S.147 Form, issue and service of summons

S.148 Code of Civil Procedure regarding sustenance allowance to be followed when party desires attendance of witnesses

S.149 Mode of recording evidence in formal inquiry

S.150 Mode of writing of decisions

S.151 Mode of summary inquiry

S.152 Formal and summary inquiry to be deemed judicial proceedings and to be conducted openly

S.153 Mode of ordinary inquiry

S.154 Manner of obtaining copies and translation

S.155 Arrest to be made by warrant

S.156 Power to enter upon land or premises when necessary

S.157 Mode of evicting unlawful occupant

S.158 Appeal from order of Revenue officer

S.159 Non appealable orders

S.160 Period of Limitation

S.161 Original order or copy thereof to be filed along with memorandum etc.

S.162 Powers of appellate authority

S.163 Power to stay execution

S.164 Final order to be deemed non appealable

S.165 Propriety or reconsideration of order passed on motion of incompetent officer

S.166 Review

S.166(A) Application of Limitation Act

S.166(B) Revision

S.166(C) Review by Government

S.167 Inspection of maps survey records and village accounts and granting copies thereof

S.168 Rules for partition of an area on which land revenue is levied The following rules shall be enforced at the partition of any area on which land revenue is levied

S.172 Power to make rules

S.173 Punishment for breach of rules

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